Primary cardiac angiosarcoma: Imaging characterization

作者：Lian‐di Liu, Run‐run Ren, Shuang Zheng, Jing‐fang Cao, Deng Mao, Fang Peng, Ran Chen · 发表于：Echocardiography · 年份：2024 · DOI：10.1111/echo.15826 · 被引用次数：9 · 研究领域：Cardiac tumors and thrombi、Vascular Tumors and Angiosarcomas、Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment

This case report describes a 35-year-old female patient who presented with palpitations and shortness of breath. Imaging findings suggested a cardiac tumor, histopathology confirmed primary cardiac angiosarcoma. This tumor is highly aggressive, usually occurs in the right atrium, lacks specificity in clinical presentation, is prone to early metastasis, and has a poor prognosis. Echocardiography is the method of choice for early detection and is important in assessing tumor size, location, mode of attachment and whether cardiac function is impaired.